Mold-liner-gauging device for type-casting machines



Sept. 7 1926. 1,599,261

T. E. WINDLE MOLD LINER GAUGING DEVICE FOR TYPE CASTING MACHINES FiledOct. 8 1924 n /2 O O THOMAS E. WINDLE.

Patented Sept. 7, 1926.

UNITED sm'rl- N OF IC -l" THOMAS E. 'wnvnLE, or FORT WORTH, nxnsnssrenono wrNnLnIttAn rAOTUn rive COMPANY, or FOB-'1 wOnT-n, exas, Acoerce-Arron OF TEXAS.

MOLD-LINER-GAUGING nnvxcis For. TYPE-CASTING MACHINES.

Application filed October 8,

My invention relates to mold liner gauges and mOre'partic-ularly togauges for setting the liners/to determine the linograph, or requiredlength from four number of ems ems to twenty six ems and from. fourand'one-half ems to twenty-six and one-halfv ems 'by which a measure offorty-six one liner on single slugs.

vices are also adapted for: use with advantages Wlll slugs. OtherObjects and lines may be made'with The same de- 7 double be fullyexplained in the following description and the invention will b larlypointed out Reference is had to the drawings which form a part of thisap-'.

' plication.

in the claims.

e more particuaccoinp anying Fig.1 is a front elevation of the devicesassembled, showing the tgau the mold. 'Fig. 2 is .-a adjusting rod gemounted on broken view of the for setting. the vice jaw to correspondwith the length of the line being set. Fig. '3 is 'a' face view of aliner for settingdifferent lengths. of slugs which takes the place offorty-six .diiferent liners, ranging from four ems to twenty-six ems andfrom four and one-half ems to twenty-six and One-half ems because thisliner can be held in place by the clamp .at any measure required asindicated by the gauge. a face view of a recessed liner I molds andranges from six points. Fig. 5 is a view, illustrating a variati springwhich holds the Fig. 6 is taken on the "relative positions of:-

gauge on on of the end Fig. 7' is a plan. view of thesliding box- Fig. 8is a fa and gauge.

new of mold and a broken Figy9 is a 'plan justen:

j to indicate the same parts several views. Y

the present practice, a liner v for each different measure.

ce view of the the mold, disk. viewfof the liner clamp. Fig." 10.is" aninverte'd plan view of the ad between the 'The improved liner and gaugeherein set forth avoids the-necessity-Of'buying a great: variety ofliners of different lengths. In

must be bought I With the at rear edge and Fig. 4 is. for recessed tenpoints to thirty-. broken sectional the mold. a transverse section ofthegauge, the line 6-6 of Fig. 1, showing gauge and, mold. -,or"startingpoint is substantially a U frame for receiving side walls toreceivethelateral adjuster 17 is held 1924. Serial mi 742,433.

proved liner, forty six different measures may be had with one liner andwith twelve liners with forty six measures to each'liner, 552 measuresmaybe set.- To .buy liners for the 552 measures, at present way ,or

practice, the costwould be $1,656.00. The i improved liner and gaugewill eliminate.

sists of two barsor rails land 2 and blocks.

or end members 3 and4,'theseblocks or end members having cut-outs, asshown in Fig. 7, to receive the ends. of the bars 1 and 2 whichfmay beattached thereto by countersunk screws or otherwise. or carrier'5 ismounted on the lower rail 2 and'is held in place thereon by the upperrail 1," the end of the carrier projecting between the two'rails. Therail 2has'a longi-. tudinal groove in-its-uppersurface near the in thisgroove in the lateral movements of the "carrier or box. The lower rail2' has depending lugs .7 and 8. which. project into a groove .9 in theis thus held securely against ment. and securedin place by the springclampsv 11 and 12 which are attached to the end members 3 and t andpress against the ends of the mold 10. g The gauge frame has a. gauge-13which'iprojects into the 'mold groove l ig The gauge 13 serves as abase for taking the measure vertical movements.

A slidable box a'tongue 6 depending froml the underside of the carrleror box 5 runs mold 10. The gauge frame .The gauge frame is furtherbraced :The carr er framefis to betemporarily' pla'ced'on the moldforpositioningthe liner: "inihemOlding groove in the mold.

The 1 carrier 5 is slidably mounted inthe space rails or bars 1 and 2and 1s either direction. The carrier shaped open topped and holdingtheliner 1 and-9. The carrier lowest parts of its flanges .16

movable in adjuster. See Figs. 5 has grooves 15in the of the adjuster 17 The mold cap screwed down.

rier 5 and the adjuster 17 together, the car-f rier 5 has a groove inthe central part of the upper surface of the bottom and the ad juster 17has a tongue 18 which runs in this groove, thus aligning the adjuster 17and carrier 5 together for inward and out ward movement of the adjuster.:This tongue will bank the adjuster against the mold. The wall of theadjuster 17 is thick enough to bank against the mold cap 19. Theadjuster 17 has one fixed arm 20 and an adjustable arm 21 for clampingthe liner which is to be positioned in the mold. The adjuster has agroove 22 in its under face and the arm 21 is integral with a slide 23which moves in the groove 22. The adjuster 17 has a slot 24 whichextends through the adjuster to the groove 22. A spring 25'acts on'themovable arm 21 to clamp the liner against the arm 20. The spring 25seats against the wall of the slot 24: and against a seat 26 which isattached to the slide 23. The slide 23 and the arm 21 are moved againstthe tension of the spring 25 by a thumb lever 27 which is fulcruined onthe adjuster 17 and projects between a stud 28 which is rigid with theslide 23) and the seat 26. A finger rest 29 is rigid with the adjuster17 for convenience in actuating the thumb lever 27 with the thumb. lVhen the arms 20 and 21 are opened by pressing on the lever 27 the armswill receive either one of the liners shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

The upper frame member 1 of the mold has a graduated and numbered picascale 30 and a notched scale plate 31. The liner is positioned accordingto these two scales. After the liner (which is carried by the ad juster17) has been placed inthe mold, the mold cap is clamped down on the moldand the gauge is removed. The mold is now ready for, casting a slug ofthe required length. i

' The carrier 5 is provided with a pointer 32 that comes directly overthe pica scale, and when the carrier is moved in any direction to theline to be set, this pointer 32 points to the figure ordigit required,and to the right of this pointer 32 there is a thumb latch 33 that is tobepushed into the notch in'the scale plate opposite the point forlooking thebox or carrier and holding it in this positionuntil'fthe-liner is placed and the lVhat I claimiss- I Y 1. Mold linergauging devices comprising a frame attached to type castinginolds pro-'vided with a scale and a rack thereon, a caron said frame and slidablelaterally thereon, a liner clamp, and an adjuster slidably mounted onsaid positioning liners in said mold.

2.- Mold liner gauging devices comprising carrier for ed on a frameattached to type casting molds pro vided with a'scale and a rackthereon, a carrier mounted on said frame and slidable and an adjustermounted on said carrier and slidable transversely relative to saidcarrier for positioning liners in said mold and provided with a latchadapted to engage said rack for holding the liner in the mold until theliner is secured in the 'mold.

4-. Mold liner gauging devices comprising a frame attachedtto typecasting molds provided with a scale aiid'a rack thereon, a car riermounted on said frame, a liner clamp, an adjuster mounted on saidcarrier and carrying said clamp for positioning liners in said moldandprovided with a pointer for selecting the position relative to saidscale and provided with a latch adapted to engage said rack for holdingthe liner in the mold until the liner is secured in the mold. i 5. Moldliner gauging devices comprising a frame attached to type casting moldsprovided with a scale and a rack thereon, a carrier slida-bly mounted onsaid frame, a liner clamp, and an adjuster mounted on said carrier andcarrying saidclamp for positioning liners in said mold and provided withone stationary member and one movable member. i v 6. Mold liner gaugingdevices comprising a frame attached to typecasting molds provided with ascale and a rack thereon, a carrier slidably mounted on said frame, aliner: clamp, and an adjuster slidably mounted on said carrier andcarrying said clamp mount said carrier for positioning liners in saidmold and provided with one stationary member and one movable member andprovided with a lever for actuating said movable member.

7 /lold liner gauging devices comprising a frame attached to typecasting molds provided with a scale and a rack member, a I carrierslidably mounted'on said frame, a" liner clamp, said carrier havingguideways therein, and an adjuster slidably hountedon said carrier andcarrying said clamp and provided with flanges running insaid guide-Ways. x 9

8. Mold liner gauging devices comprising a frame attached to typecasting molds pro- 'vided with ascale and a rack there0n,-a car.-

and provided withone stationary member. 1

and a spring controlled movable member and provided with one stationarymember and a an adjuster slidably mounted on said carspring controlledmovable member and a 10 rier and carrying said clamp. lever foractuating said movable member, 9. Mold liner gauging devices comprisingand an adjuster slidably mounted on said a frame attached to typecasting molds procarrier and carrying said clamp.

vided with a scale and a rack thereon, acar- In testimony whereof, I setmy hand, this rier slidably mounted on said frame, a liner 16th day ofSeptember, 1924:.

, clamp for positioningliners in said mold and THOMAS E. VVINDLE.

